ܬܡܣܝܚ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Arabic تَمَاسِيح (tamāsīḥ), plural of تَمْسِيح (tamsīḥ), since the vowel before the stressed end is shortened in Egyptian Arabic pronunciation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tamsiħ]

Noun

ܬܰܡܣܺܝܚ • (tamsīḥ)

1. crocodile

   Synonym: ܢܗܢܓ

References

• ܬܡܣܝܚ on syriacdictionary.net
• “tmsyḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928), Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 828a
• Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901), Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 4452
• Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 394